Ohio House targets federal ability to imprison without trial

6:43 PM,
Mar. 28, 2014

Written by

Darrell Shahan

Our fundamental constitutional rights include being promptly informed of criminal charges placed against us and a speedy trial by a jury of our fellow citizens.

Those rights are designed to protect us from possible injustices of an abusive government. In the name of fighting terrorism, the guarantee of those rights has been taken away by our own elected representatives.

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act was signed by the president in December 2011. Section 1021 of the NDAA states the president can direct the U.S. military to indefinitely detain, without charges or trial, a ...